Quick Facts

Series

1.	A Troubling Breeze
2.	Gnarlpine Corruption
3.	The Relics of Wakening
4.	Ursal the Mauler

Storyline
Teldrassil Zenn's Bidding Seek Redemption! The Emerald Dreamcatcher A Troubling Breeze Gnarlpine Corruption The Relics of Wakening Resident Danger Ferocitas the Dream Eater The Sleeping Druid Druid of the Claw Ursal the Mauler Twisted Hatred Nature's Reprisal The Road to Darnassus Denalan's Earth Timberling Seeds Timberling Sprouts The Glowing Fruit Rellian Greenspyre Teldrassil: The Burden of the Kaldorei Mossy Tumors The Enchanted Glade Tears of the Moon The Shimmering Frond Oakenscowl Teldrassil: The Coming Dawn The Vengeance of Elune The Waters of Teldrassil Home of the Kaldorei

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Comments

Comment by 6438

Loc on this is 43, 59.

Comment by 13696

Cords: 44,58 all in the Barrow Den cave in chests. just find it

Comment by 51517

This quest is a hell for hunters without a pet. Don't even try this.
Terrain and bridges make u loose 'line of sight', so u are able to fire up to 2 arrows before u get crushed by 2-3 furblog warriors in melee no way to survive the pull... no way to run due to the rapid respawn

Comment by metal91

Soloed by lvl 8 druid. Quest is easy, just be careful and dont fight with more than 1-2 mobs at a time.

Comment by 58972

Loc was right but the chests are through out the hold but is soloable just finished it at lvl 10 rogue the only advise i have is to take out the lvl 10 before you die then return and take out the remaining guy for the easy one two take lol hope you are as succesful as i was enjoy.

Comment by 64476

Im lvl 9 druid and this was hard, if you die, it is going to be hard to get out.
Most annoying part was that in the barrow den was a duo that wouldn´t let me in to their group.

Comment by CharlzO

--The first two relics are found when you walk in. Follow the little tunnel till you come to an opening with two bridges infront of you. At the end of both bridges are little caves with the chests that hold the relics. Careful: There are usually two guys within the caves and there's one (that's possibly on both) that patrols the bridge to your left.

--After that, keep following the tunnel. There will be a place to go infront of you, and tunnel leading off to the right that looks like it "spiral's" down. Follow the spiral tunnel. You will eventually come to another bridge that you may cross. There is no relic inside this cave, but a quest. Its up to you if you want to get it. The guy's name is Rageclaw, if I recall correctly...
**If you do go straight ahead, this will take you to a platform.

--Now, on that plat form, there's usually a guy standing in the middle, and one that patrols the bridge leading to the platform and another patrolling the little bridge that leads you down, along with another that walks on the other bridge straight ahead (or almost) of you. That's where you want to go. It's like a cave - when you first walk in there's approx. 2 guys in that little 'bubble'. There's a tunnel to your right which you want to take. That takes you to another 'bubble' in which there's approx. 2 more guys. Once you kill them, turn to the right and there's your chest with one of the relics sitting out on a 'deck' (looks like one, as it has a railing...).
**If you didn't go straight ahead, don't worry.

--If you get the quest, that's alright. Now, there's going to be another opening straight ahead, and once more, another that spirals down. Take the spiral first - There's another relic down there. This one is by that beloved Greenpaw dude...whatever his name is...Anyways, there's him (usually lvl 10ish or so) along with a lvl 8, 7, or 9. Once you're done there, move back up the spiral and take the opening on your right. Follow that. You'll come to a little arena-like area. There'll be a large pillar of stone in the middle, with guys walking around it. There IS a little cave bubble down there, but it HAS NO RELIC. This is where rageclaw's body lurks, so he might attack you. He patrols around the pillar. Now, there should be a little pathway to your left, taking you up to the platform. Kill the guys there. (I've describe approx. how many guys are there in the lil dot thing above this one.) You're going to want to take the bridge to your right, leading you into The cave bubble. Kill the guys there and take the one to your left to the next bubble, kill those guys. To your right is the 'deck' with your relic

(Taken from another site)

Comment by 71635

It's actually not too hard, soloed on my level 6 Druid alt, there was just a lot of healing I had to do.

(Dinged 7 right before the last charm)

Comment by 91319

soloed this one as lvl 8 rogue. not that hard if you know the cords for the chests. 1 minor healing ot and evasion at the lvl 10 dude.

Comment by 95651

this quest is actually pretty easy. I made a Rogue just to see what they were like, if you have a rogue you can get through pretty easy. I only died like... twice and was able to gather everything through stealth while at lvl 8

Comment by Amoa

Thank you to the post above by CharlzO, the guide was brilliant, I followed it and completed the quest SOLO as a level 9 Hunter (leveling to level 10 in cave, but getting no training and no pet). I used 4 Minor Healing Potions and died only once. I also completed both of the quests from Oben Rageclaw (http://www.wowhead.com/?npc=7317), The Sleeping Druid (http://www.wowhead.com/?quest=2541) and Druid of the Claw (http://www.wowhead.com/?quest=2561).

Their was no change in the amount of Mobs in the cave in patch 2.3, still being 2 or 3 mobs in the 'bubbles'.

Thanks again for the help!

Comment by papadrugio

Quick and dirty coordinates version:

Ban'ethil Barrow Den entrance: 43,58

Black Feather Quill: 43,61 in a small room across a bridge.

Rune of Nesting: 44, 60 in a small room across a different bridge. Same chamber as the Quill.

Sapphire of Sky: 44,62 in a small room at the very bottom of the chamber.

Ravenclaw Talisman: 45,57. Get there by taking the eastern bridge in that chamber. Clear the small room and take the tunnel on the left. It leads to the balcony that the chest is on.

Comment by DarkPhoenix

An advice: Heartstone when you get all the relics - its enough pain in the ass finding the way out and killing all mobs again is just a waste of time

Comment by 111305

i did the quest as a lvl 7 hunter. easy if u take your time and look out for mobs. I faught my way out as the mobs are good xp and drop linen cloth for any first aiders like myself.

Comment by 18629

Solo'ed it with a lvl 9 druid

It isn't that hard, you just need to take your time and don't rush

Comment by Novawolf

Seconded the above comment, take your time, be careful, and unleash hell to stop runners (or pull them back).

Another thing that makes this quest frustratingly difficult is that unless you were lucky enough to have some bags drop earlier, the four items needed to complete this quest will seriously clutter your lonely 16-slot backpack. And that means less room for the epics that might drop.

Comment by blakdeth

I completed this quest as a level 12 night elf priest. I benefited greatly from the fact that I had another night elf priest to aid me.

Comment by Shirlnha

This quest is soloable at the 8-10 range. You just have to be willing to take things very slow, and that includes waiting for a couple minutes for a patroller to move to somewhere that you can attack without aggroing more than one or two at a time. Having a few healing potions will help a lot, as well.

Comment by 98201

I guess I'm just impatient because I've already died 5 times as a lvl 9 rogue. Very frustrating quest. *grumble* >:[

Comment by 205448

A good way to find the chests which contain the items is just dying and then search in the cave for them (chests) while dead. Just have to remember the places where you have seen them...

Comment by 212453

anybody who thinks this quest is hard needs to quit WOW. I soloed this quest as a lvl 10 NE rogue. Just patience and time you can complete this quest in no time. Of course the cords above are correct that people have given.

Comment by 73066

This quest is the reason Night Elves get the Wisp as their racial passive

Comment by 291506

Agreed. I can't imagine completing this quest if I was a new player. Even as a veteran this still takes me ~20 min to do on my druid. Not worth it.

Comment by 296274

Easy as a lvl8 druid (half-way to 9) got the first 2 easily then got the quest from the spirit there made that after got the relics alrdy dinged to 9 i was at 9 half when i got off the cavern...not really hard if you watch aggro...(and ofc as a healer class even easier) so if you're a rogue / hunter / warrior it might be hard to do before lvl 11

Comment by 304688

iv started a gnome mage and want exalted with darnassus, iv done all these quest a few times, this 1 on the other hand is the hardest for lvl9 mage, have to drink after every mob, and the drop rate for voodoo charm this retarded

Comment by 147348

I %^&*ing hate this quest. dont matter how many times ive done it - i always end up here on wowhead... :P

Comment by CrimsinPagan

So it's not just me that thinks this quest is insane. I know I'm not the greatest WoW player ever, but I have a couple 80's so I like to think I have a little bit of an idea on what the heck I'm doing.

And then I decide to make a NE Druid....

Comment by Bryrida

I've done plenty of quests and I still think this is the hardest quest...

Comment by 327786

Soloed it with a lvl 9 huntard. Didn't take that long.

Comment by 346988

This quest is a pain in the butt. Close corridors, confusing, twisty passages, and no way to keep two and sometimes three mobs from attacking you. I'd recommend waiting until at least level 10 to try this. Druids will find this a lot easier after they get bear form.

Comment by 367007

Soloed as a druid at level 9. If you're not a rogue, shadowmeld is an awesome racial ability that can be used as vanish/stealth. So if you just run down near the chests, aggroing everying, then use shadowmeld, and only kill the two mobs near the chests, you should be fine.

Comment by 291381

Um, not hard at all. Solo'd as a lvl 7 druid.

Comment by 428824

i just soloed this quest on my lvl 12 hunter it took me max about 5 min. VERY EASY

Comment by 430805

i have a night elf warrior and this quest is fairly easy i kan kill 2 aggros at once 2 shamans is a challenge but after u kill just shadowmeld and wait out ur healthi havent completed this quest cause i cant click the chests for some reason can ne one help me ive found them all but they are never respawned or something wierd if u have ne help to offer respond here as i will be on here alot trying to figure it out

IN THE LAND OF THE BLIND THE ONE EYED MAN RIEGNS KING

Comment by 310125

Kept dying in this cave and getting ported to the Dolanaar GY. Finally get this quest done after an hour of banging my head against the wall grinding through bears and that other quest down there... purposefully wipe in the same cave and end up GY rezzing at Darnassus, far far away from the quest turn-in. FML

Comment by xiklone

I found this quest a waste of time. By the time you finish it, you could have done 5 or 6 quests. I actually think its a bit tough for its level ( meaning for a person who was really new to the game). I would recommend skipping this quest, and blow past this level range with easier quest. Especially with how fast you can level at this stage.

Comment by Meggie

Awkward quest. Get the boat to Bloodmyst and ding 20 instead.

Comment by 296787

Easily soloable as a lvl 9 druid :) I took my time, waited for pats... etc. If you go slow it saves you both time and the headache. I've done this quest in a rush before, needless to say... I was dreading every minute I had to do this quest on my baby druid.

Bad thing is :P the voodoo charm droprate sucks, and if you're like me... you were down there forever. BoA pieces help as well; being a bit 'overgeared' made it a lot easier.

Comment by Angaurwen

OH My god...

Priest.. just... lost for words.... Just don't even try, save yourself the pure agony and frustration of doing this quest.
I probably could have been in darkshore by now if I hadn't stupidly been determined to do every quest in my log.

Comment by 466565

I absolutely hate this quest, I always kept getting lost in the dens, looking for the last relic.

Comment by pablodee

Looking at some comments above this may have been nerfed big time as it was pretty easy as a lvl 8 druid and i didnt die once perhaps it suits druid skills ... it's quiet long if u do the rageclaw quest , i came out as a lvl 10 ... so take food n drink maybe some pots .... keep your health and mana up as you can get into trouble with getting caught by multiple mobs ... most mobs are 7 & 8 ..though the item at the bottom is in a cave with a lvl 10 and another mob .. and there was a few caves near the bottom with 2 lvl 9s ... rageclaw is lvl 10 but he walks in a circle so clear the mobs near where ur going to pull him .. though he actually is easy to kill i didnt heal or use pots and my gear is only the stuff i picked up as i quested ...just REMEMBER to use the Charm on his body ... i got back to the QG and realised so had to go kill rageclaw again :P .... I picked up lotsa cloth so good or my first aid :) .... as some others have said dont rush ..plan and drink and eat often and it's pretty easy

Comment by xexok

This is a great quest to do. I did it as a just dinged level 9 druid and when I was done gathering the items and doing rageclaws quest I was level 10 and 70% of the way to 11. You have to kill a ridiculous amount of things as they respawn fairly fast so its a ton of xp. That was even before I turned the quest in, so I got almost 2 levels out of this place.

Comment by 607674

If you have QuestHelper installed, you'll never be able to find all the items following the coords it gives you. Took me forever to find the feather because it was pointing me in the wrong direction.

Comment by 695127

this quest should be very easy for a druid. i completed it as a level 8 druid. always use thorns to when its up and u should be fine.

Comment by Nefaris

Extremely easy quest. I soloed on my level 7 druid and im new to WoW. The method i found useful was to draw a bunch of them into a group and use "Thorns" and let them attack me, if i got low of health i uses "Healing Touch" bringing me back to full health.

Comment by Breakability

Banethil Hollow has changed since 4.0+ for the better. There is now a guide that will follow you around and will help you get to each of the relics via a green mist. She will also help with Rageclaw, who is at the top of the den.

PLEASE NOTE: When Rageclaw asks you to kill his physical body, it is in the locked room, which is next to his den. He is no longer patrolling the bottom of the den. I didn't read the quest text and spent a good 20 minutes running around trying to find him.

You no longer need a group to do this, which is a relief.

Comment by lordlundar

Dear God this area is so much more fun now. When I saw the quest to do this crap again I almost screamed. Then I saw the NPC helper and discovered she serves as a guide as well. Thank you Blizzard!

Comment by 297833

The Sentinel Huntress is a very nice touch. I did it with my level 39 hunter and she was the same level 39 also. Yes it was a little Over Kill but would be great as a level 8 - 12.

Comment by Melilithia

This quest is now SUPER EASY.

They give you a helper that follows you, fights, AND points you in the directions where everything is.

Not only that, but you can ask her where the exit is!

Comment by 655025

Geez, it wasnt that hard! lol

Blizzard heard your complaints though...

For future relic hunters, they've added a Sentinel Huntress who accompanies you thru the Den. Talk to her and she'll show you to each relic as well as t othe exit when you're done.

Comment by Lukemac

Be sure to pick up The Road to Darnassus. Can be done side by side.

Comment by Danjela

great area! just did it as lvl 8 hunter... very much fun!

Coords:
Sapphire of Sky - (45,51)
Black Feather Quill - (45,54)
Ravenclaw Talisman - (46,50)
Rune of Nesting - (46,53)

You can also ask your Guide, she'll conjure a green mist which'll lead you to the items

Comment by ToughGirl

wheres my guide 2 help me? lol she didnt come what so ever. i see how it is, there hating on hunters and figure your able 2 handle it cause of your pet. pff lol...

unless theres an item i mustv missed and suppose to call the guide, dont see anythn in my bag tho hmmm

Comment by 803789

OK I just completed this quest, and it's very easy now. By the time I got to it I was already level 9 (druid) and the mobs are all level 7 I believe. Maybe there are some level 8 in there but there aren't many if at all.

1.) You talk to Citarre Mapleheart, the NE on the Saber next to the quest givers and she will put you on a Sentinel Nightsaber that will run you all the way to the entrance and you don't have to do anything. You don't even get aggro from the mobs you pass on the way there.

2.) You have to kill a few mobs to get into the "cave" proper, but it's maybe 3. The Shamans DO heal themselves so you want to open up on them as best you can. It wasn't difficult really. Once you are almost inside the door, or past the "doorway" a sentinel Huntress (Level 9) pops up beside you and helps you kill everything. You can also ask her where the relics are and this green mist guides you there.

3.) The mist is handy but disappears when you are in combat or actually as soon as the mist "sees" a mob in your path. Just ask the same question after the way is clear and keep going.

4.) Oben Rageclaw is at 45.0/53.45 and I wish I had gotten to him before I finished finding the relics because you need a totem that drops off the Shaman, but there were enough around I could still do it. The Huntress stays with you until you exit the "cave" and if you've set your hearth at the inn, you hearth back and you are right there with the quest givers.

No need to dread this one. They made it very easy to do save for finding Oben.

Comment by 767297

Whoever designed this stupid place should be shot. This quest is the bane of my existance. I try to finish it EVERY time and i just keep running around in circles. complete waste of time!
Found all but one item. 2 hours.. im so over it!

Comment by Aaeiyn

I was ready to collect the relics by memory, for I am an alt queen, then this lovely NPC claims she's here to help me, and I click to talk to her, and it shows to ask where the relics are. I'm not going to lie, I laughed because I knew where the relics were, by memory, so as I gathered the relics, I noticed Rageclaw wasn't patrolling in his usual spot, and that there was a locked door. I simply ignored these facts, but I wanted to get more Darnassus rep for my Human Hunter that I brought over there and when I recieved the quest to kill Rageclaw, and I stopped and thought a moment. Wouldn't Blizzard have taken out this quest if Rageclaw wasn't around? I was thinking before I got ambushed by a couple of furbolgs, then I had to stop thinking and kill them. That's when it dawned on me, duh, the locked door! I was curious as to how I was going to open up the lock door, but I just walked right up to it, while on the quest, and it opened, and I got my quest done, and I exited without hearthing or the help of the NPC :]

Comment by 733706

Hmm....The mist will lead the way? If the ball of mist appears, then vanishes, rotate you character, you may not be pointing in the right direction.

Its a shame that some of the very detailed directions previous posters gave no longer apply since obvious changes have been made. I appreciate people giving the coords of the various locations, but in a multi-level cave like this one they are not very helpful. Pre-Cata there was a cave just like this one in Ashenvale, it was just as confusing. I did not appreciate the fact that there were so many mobs in the halls-it really slowed things down though all that XP was nice.

Comment by squiretoad

At the first (left hand) bridge I ran into a locked door. while trying to figure what to do, a rogue comes along and opens it. I follow the rogue, he ninja's the relic and leaves. I wait for the relic to rezz, this bad guy rezzes, I kill him .. and now I find no relic, and the door has locked me in. And the stupid damned NE helper has no answers except for her stupid mist .. which will NOT unlock the door.

This sucks. I now remember why I hate this barrow den, and I'm never coming back here again. I'll get my lousy 250 rep someplace else.

Comment by squiretoad

Apparently you can't skip this stupid quest. I cancelled it, and there are NO MORE QUESTS available in the lowbie area! (I'm only here with my Worgen to get some Darnassus rep.)

Well, I'm not wasting another minute in this stupid barrow den; I'll find my rep some other way.

Comment by onlymeaz

Please note, the entrance to this den is near 46.2/48.9 in a sort of house looking front door. It's across from the cave where the level 9 boss is in (I was not able to kill him as a level 7 hunter). The house is around the mountain if you happen to be near the village. This is as of 7/2012. Just FYI.

Comment by 614435

The barrows den now has its own map! Rejoice!

Comment by Jadeshade

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Comment by Adlairo

If it works good, you should get an Night Elf guardian or something with you. If you want to find for example the Raven Claw Talisman, just ask the guardian for directions, some sort of mist will guide you. If you want, to leave, you can ask that too. Makes this quest 100x easier.

Comment by Gymlea

Look for building that looks like a small Elf temple. When you go in and down to the bridges, a guide Elf will appear. Click on her, and then on the item you want and a guide wisp will lay a glowing trail to the chest.

Comment by never00

Just a note: players trying a peaceful/no kill run should not do this quest. The NPC that automatically spawns to assist you can easily kill any mob in the area, and that does count to your kill total.

Comment by zacke10

When I completed the quest I was really confused about a question mark inside the den. If this happens to you, ignore it and hearthstone/walk back to Dolanar because that is the place to turn in the quest and nothing else.

Comment by 1386730

I got all the items i need to turn in . in the cave i cant find myself out of the cave can anyone help me?

Comment by 1099023

The question mark for the turn in location is wrong. I spent about an hour wandering up and down the cave before deciding to head back to Dolanaar and just forget about it. Discovered that the quest giver is back in town.

Basically ignore where the question mark is on the map and go back to Dolanaar.

Comment by XeZaM

This quest misleads you when it is complete. The quest may be complete but the question mark remains in/just outside the cave. It is very misleading and takes a while to figure out that it's not correct... Would be good if blizz could fix it though... Wasted a little time on this.. :/

Comment by 1440987

The Relics of Wakening http://youtu.be/wBLHKrMN2Lo

Comment by VGPlays90

Here is a demonstration of the completion of this quest
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMoN8enLdDo

Comment by QuestVideos

https://youtu.be/12SLoKe759Y

Comment by WoWGnGP

i made i playthrough of this quest if anyone wish to see how to do it :)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S550w8KmE9g&feature=youtu.be

Comment by mpwalter

I am completely stumped by this. Once, I found the hut, but I died. And for the past 3 days, I've tried (and failed) to find it again. I've watched youtube videos, and done everything they do. Can I just abandon this quest, or is this something my level 7 druid night-elf MUST do?

Comment by Marvid385

Coords are actually /way 46 48.87 . It's the barrow in front of you. On the northern side of the mountain ridge in the map.

Comment by FixManTx

As of 8.2 the portal from Exodar to Darnassus no longer exists. If you are in Stormwind just go down to the docks and take the portal to Darnassus and proceed from there. If you are in the Exodar you can either take the flight path to Rutheran Village and go through the portal and go from there or take the other flight path in Darnassus to Dolanaar and go west to the cave.

Links

The Relics of Wakening

Retrieve the Relics of Wakening.

	Raven Claw Talisman (1)
	Black Feather Quill (1)
	Sapphire of Sky (1)
	Rune of Nesting (1)

Description

Gnarlpine invaders were seen ravaging the Ban'ethil Barrow Den, tucked in the hill to the west.

The slumbering druids will be trapped in the Emerald Dream for eternity, unaware of their fate, unless we help. The delicate hibernation ritual cannot be broken without the Relics of Wakening.

Journey to the Den and retrieve the Raven Claw Talisman, Black Feather Quill, Sapphire of Sky, and Rune of Nesting. The druids store them in sacred chests. Return them to me and I will prepare the awakening ritual.

Progress

Completion

Rewards

You will be able to choose one of these rewards:

	Barkplate Leggings			Gritroot Belt
	Gritroot Cinch

You will receive:

	Dream Carrier

Gains

Upon completion of this quest you will gain:

250 reputation with Darnassus

See if you've already completed this by typing:

/run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(483))